What color is #CA7A96?

#CA7A96 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Devilish Diva. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA7A96?

The RGB value is 202, 122, 150: 202 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA7A96?

The complementary color is #7ACAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA7A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA7A96 color

#CA7A96 rgb(202, 122, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA7A96 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 47.8% green and 58.8% blue (202, 122, 150).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 26% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Devilish Diva (#CE7790), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#CA7A96 color codes

HEX	`#CA7A96`
RGB	`rgb(202, 122, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 47.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 40%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, 34.76, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 34.8, 357.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.823, 28.68, 32.445)`
Decimal	`13269654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA7A96, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CA7A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA7A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CA7A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca7a96; }
.text { color: #ca7a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca7a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 122 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca7a96, #ca867a); }

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Questions

What color is #CA7A96?: #CA7A96 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Devilish Diva. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA7A96?: The RGB value is 202, 122, 150: 202 red, 122 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA7A96?: The complementary color is #7ACAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA7A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.